Heels brace defense for Badgers

Posted Sep 17, 2005

North Carolina coach John Bunting called it "bludgeon ball." Linebacker Doug Justice said, "It's like they're saying 'I'm more of a man than you are.'" Here's another way to describe the rough-and-rugged offense Wisconsin brings into tonight's non-league game against the Tar Heels: a supreme challenge for a defense that has ranked among the worst units nationally the last three seasons. (Kinston Free Press)

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